During a promotion even for the book "Growing up Gronk,"
New England Patriots tight end Rob Grownkowski found himself bombarded with questions concerning his feelings about the arrests of Aaron Hernandez and Alfonzo Dennard -- not to mention questions over the status of his back.

Although the Patriots franchise has taken a beating publicly in recent weeks, Gronkowski's reaction to the questions were standard fare for the team: "I got no reaction at all."

The stonewalling of reporters comes as a warm reminder of fonder days not to long ago when the most the Patriots fans had to worry about was coach Bill Belichick coming off as a gruff to the media and Gronkowski partying too much.

The exchange in question, which starts at about the :45 mark in the video above, starts with Gronkowski deflecting a question about Dennard, before doing the same in response to questions about Aaron Hernandez and the NFL's trouble with player arrests.

To his credit, Gronkowski did try and steer conversation back toward the book that they had meant to promote in the first place.

The one point at which the tight end did open up was, following a question about his back, he did tell the assembled media how he was feeling overall.

"I can tell you this: I'm in great spirits and I'm enjoying life a lot more. I can tell you that right there," Gronkowski said.

When pressed for a comment regarding the recent string of off-season arrests, Gronkowski passed off comment to Commissioner Roger Goodell, who he said was much more qualified to answer those questions.

"Roger that," Gronkowski finished, which brought laughter from the throng of reporters.

"Growing up Gronk," which was written by the five Gronkowski brothers with the help of Jeff Schober, focuses on the days where the five athletically talented brothers grew up in the same home.